Bus Driver Apprenticeship

Summary

Are you interested in becoming a professional London bus driver but don’t have any previous experience? Look no further than Metroline’s Bus Driver Apprenticeship, where you will be responsible for the safe transport of passengers on all Metroline’s bus routes The apprenticeship is available at Willesden Junction, Cricklewood, and Perivale ga ...

Annual wage: £25,984 a year
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Training course: Passenger transport driver - bus and coach or tram (level 2)
Hours: Shifts to be confirmed at offer stage.
38 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 28 October
Duration: 1 Year 1 Month
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Being a Metroline bus driver is about driving a bus, being a professional and looking after our passengers, which takes a special skill set. We work hard to provide the very best quality of service, so it is vital that we recruit the right people for this important job.

Why do an Apprenticeship with Metroline?

When you become a Metroline bus driver you are also starting a career with a range of benefits and huge opportunity for growth
Once you’ve successfully achieved your licence with our excellent trainers (typically by the second month of your apprenticeship), you can earn anywhere from £28.1k to £36.2 in year one alone, without doing any overtime. This rises with length of service, to as much as £33.5k to £44.9k after five years

Duties will include:

Safeguard customers, employees, general public, pedestrians, vehicle and other road in relation to current passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) driving regulations, health and safety legislation, company policies and procedures
Report any accident or incident that involves injury, damage to any customer, pedestrian or third-party property or vehicle damage following company procedures
Follow company procedures when dealing with a failure, breakdown or non-vehicle problem to support continuity of service

What are the benefits of an apprenticeship with Metroline?

Job security
Enhanced training to receive a Level 2 nationally recognised qualification
Level 1 Qualification in maths & English minimum
Excellent rates of pay

Where you’ll work

46 Station Road

London

UK

NW10 4XB

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

Your training course

Passenger transport driver - bus and coach or tram (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Apply safe working practices and comply with current passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) driving regulations and legislation.

Comply with current company policies and procedures.

Locate and access the vehicle.

Conduct pre-service route planning.

Pre-service vehicle checks, tests and documentation.

Check and maintain cleanliness of the vehicle.

Drive the vehicle applying defensive driving techniques, with consideration of efficiency for sustainability, environmental and economic factors.

Follow procedures to maximise punctuality of service.

Communicate with customers using automated, verbal or other methods regarding delays and interruptions to the service and timing.

Uses destination displays and signage.

Communicates with colleagues, internal and external stakeholders to supports the general operation of services.

Provide assistance for customers to safely embark and disembark the vehicle

Manage customer queries and complaints.

Make scheduled stops on route.

Monitor and respond to instrumentation, signals and instructions.

Identify and diagnose vehicle faults and failures to rectify issues within limits of own authority.

Prepare and submit documents, reports and logs containing performance, incident and technical information.

Changeover the vehicle or take a vehicle out of service.

Pass the responsibility to the control of others.

Record task information (text or data) - paper based or electronic.

Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.

Drive a bus or coach

Drive a tram.

Apply safe working practices and comply with current passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) driving regulations and legislation.

Comply with current company policies and procedures.

Locate and access the vehicle.

Conduct pre-service route planning.

Pre-service vehicle checks, tests and documentation.

Check and maintain cleanliness of the vehicle.

Drive the vehicle applying defensive driving techniques, with consideration of efficiency for sustainability, environmental and economic factors.

Follow procedures to maximise punctuality of service.

Communicate with customers using automated, verbal or other methods regarding delays and interruptions to the service and timing.

Uses destination displays and signage.

Communicates with colleagues, internal and external stakeholders to supports the general operation of services.

Provide assistance for customers to safely embark and disembark the vehicle

Manage customer queries and complaints.

Make scheduled stops on route.

Monitor and respond to instrumentation, signals and instructions.

Identify and diagnose vehicle faults and failures to rectify issues within limits of own authority.

Prepare and submit documents, reports and logs containing performance, incident and technical information.

Changeover the vehicle or take a vehicle out of service.

Pass the responsibility to the control of others.

Record task information (text or data) - paper based or electronic.

Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.

Your training plan

You will be enrolled onto the Level 2 Passenger Transport Bus Driver Apprenticeship, which we deliver in partnership with industry experts Realise. As part of the 13-month apprenticeship, you will obtain your Passenger Carrying Vehicle licence and Drivers Qualification Card within the first 2 months
The apprenticeship will give you a blended training experience, combining practical driver training with educational classroom sessions
During your apprenticeship, you will receive: Practical on the road training, enabling you to secure your PCV licence Route/Vehicle familiarisation 8 classroom sessions delivered by our industry expert partners (Realise)
10 maths & English sessions, enabling you to secure a minimum of a Level 1 Qualification in both subjects

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Basic Maths (grade n/a)
Standard English (grade n/a)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Initiative
Non judgemental

About this company

Metroline employs almost 6000 people who help carry over one million of our customers across the capital every day. We are a company who invest in and value our people and we offer training of the highest quality to become a professional London bus driver.

After this apprenticeship

For the right person who is determined to succeed, there are opportunities for clear career progression through to supervisory & management positions and we see the apprenticeship as great way to kick start your career in the transport industry
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Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

REALISE LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278488.

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Closes in 28 days (Friday 25 October)

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